Describing investors as “greedy” is not productive
More and more I am hearing investors in Sint Maarten described as being greedy and exploitative. Yesterday a posting on Facebook did this without nuance. Whilst in the early years investors in Sint Maarten were More...
Dictatorship of the majority
By Koos Sneek In the Daily Herald of Friday, January 19th, there was an article about the Island Council meeting in Statia held on the day before. In the article the reporter mentions that the faction of the Democratic More...
The man in hiding
The Minister of VSA, Mr. Emile Lee, finally came out from his secure hiding place to appear on the talk show, People’s Voice. The Minister used the first part of the program or at least the part that I heard, More...
What suitable candidates must have in order to be successful when elected
Dear Editor, I note with interest that persons of very different political hues (The Patriot and Russel Simmons?) are putting their minds to the question of the characteristics and personality of the most suitable More...
Maurice Lake: USM should be put as a top priority on the to do list
Dear Mr. Editor, First, I would like to congratulate the incoming UP/DP/Brownbill Government which I have a lot of confidence in to move us forward and addressing the real issues affecting our island. One of the More...
StatiaNews: Letter from Koos Sneek, Picture of the Day
Dear Editor, Through this medium I would like to comment on the article in The Daily Herald on Wednesday Jan 10th on the visit of the presidents of the first and second chamber, Mrs. Ankie-Broekers-Knol and Mrs. More...
Short-term measures needed for Pond Island Landfill
Dear Editor, This week the Nature Foundation announced that due to the landfill on Pond Island which has been burning for over a month, the non-governmental organization (NGO) has called on nearby communities to More...
Communications Chaos at the Census Office
Dear Editor, “Please hold the line while we try to connect you, the person you are calling, knows you are waiting”, except that in this case, the person probably doesn’t care or is it that the calls are not More...
Better days are ahead
Dear Editor, As the United Democrats made their way through the makeshift tents at the Philipsburg market place on Nomination Day on Friday last, it was a stark reminder of the current Government’s missteps after More...
Parties have no clear platforms
Dear Editor, In the Dutch/European system of politics that incentivizes large number of political parties, it is common and maybe even inevitable that governments have to be formed by coalitions. For the coalitions More...
